Survivorship News

Older patients who had a primary care visit within 90 days after cancer surgery exhibited significantly reduced mortality risk, according to retrospective study results.

Women with breast cancer who underwent hormone-modulating therapy exhibited a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.

Older adult cancer survivors who were overweight or obese at the time of first primary cancer diagnosis had a higher risk for developing second cancers, according to findings presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting focused on the human side of oncology.

A longitudinal cohort study has yielded new insights into risks for and long-term effects of cisplatin-related hearing loss.

Women treated for breast cancer exhibited highly prevalent and distressing sexual health concerns, according to results of the WISH-BREAST study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Women who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation can get pregnant and have healthy children, according to results of a retrospective study conducted in Germany.

Research has insufficiently addressed the intersection of aging, health disparities and cancer outcomes among older adults, according to study findings published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Underweight childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk for late mortality, according to data from a retrospective cohort study published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.

CHICAGO — Both yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy helped alleviate insomnia among cancer survivors and led to improvement in cancer-related fatigue, results from a randomized phase 3 study showed.